commando
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Baracus, an ex-Army commando fugitive, and as a professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation through the late 1980s, Mr. T is also known for his charitable contributions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Fisher was was Britain's only female Royal Navy commando having completed a 13-week All Arms Commando Course.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We later understood that there was a commando operation underway."
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Labuschagne, an ex-South African commando, founded Warm Heart Initiative in response to the clashes that followed the translocation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Each deposited a Roman commando in purple and denim with glittering gold armor, sword, and shield.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
On the way, he connected with another retired general and a group of commandoes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
The operation, which Akar said targeted the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, also included commandoes who have “entered the region by infiltration from land”, he was cited as saying.
From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2022
"Six-hundred men - military; they had army, commandoes, Royal Air Force, bloodhounds, Anson planes - and they still failed to find the twins."
From BBC ● May 25, 2018
The US military believes someone in the village may have tipped off attackers to the presence of US commandoes and Nigerien forces, setting in motion the ambush.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2017
In the beginning of November, 1899, the commandoes of Rouxville, Smithfield, and Bethulie entered the Cape Colony at different points.
From In the Shadow of Death by P. H. Kritzinger
Video taken after Jando’s arrest shows him being escorted in handcuffs by a squad of Mexican commandos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The line is like Nolan nudging his audience to say, check this out: a human pyramid of Greek commandos packed into a dark hollow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Whereas before, I don’t know if I’m going to get hit with some balcony assessment that these condo commandos are hiding.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron posted a video of the seizure, which showed commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the ship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
It was every little fairy’s dream that one day he would grow up to don the stealth-black jumpsuit of the Retrieval commandos.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
